ᡤᡠ

Manchu

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Connected with the Middle Korean 구슬〮 (kwùsúl, “gem”).[1]

Noun

ᡤᡠ • (gu)

  1. jade

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mandarin 姑 (gū).

Noun

ᡤᡠ • (gu)

  1. paternal aunt (father's elder sister)

References
  1. Lee, Ki-Moon, Ramsey, S. Robert (2011) A History of the Korean Language, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 24
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